About Us

The North Kitsap Herald has been the local news source for Poulsbo and the communities of North Kitsap since 1901. The Herald was founded that year as the Kitsap County Herald, and has never been late or missed an issue despite blizzards, a major earthquake, and wars. Now published each Friday, the Herald has a circulation of 12,700. The Herald also publishes NorthKitsapHerald.com, as well as special sections on various topics of local interest. Owned by Sound Publishing Co., the Herald's sister newspapers in Kitsap County are the Bainbridge Island Review, Bremerton Patriot, Central Kitsap Reporter, Kingston Community News, and Port Orchard Independent.

Richard Walker is editor of the North Kitsap Herald and NorthKitsapHerald.com. He has edited and reported for non-daily and daily newspapers in Alabama, California, Utah and Washington. He was best editorial writer in Idaho/Utah for two consecutive years, best editorial columnist in Alabama, and feature writer of the year in Washington. During his tenure as managing editor of a daily newspaper in Alabama, the newspaper had the fastest circulation growth in the state and was judged the most improved daily in the state.

Kipp Robertson covers education and sports for North Kitsap Herald and NorthKitsapHerald.com. He also is editor of the Kingston Community News. He is a 2010 graduate of Western Washington University. He interned for the Herald in 2010 before joining the staff full-time.